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EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan: Conversion to Mass-Based Emission Targets

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 17, 2015

Air Act (CAA).2 However, many have questioned various aspects of EPA’s proposed rule, including the agency’s statutory authority to issue the rule pursuant to Section 111(d).3 In addition, the proposed … However, Virginia’s mass-based target requires a 24% reduction during the same time period.

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Airport Funding

Congressional research report · CRS Insight · Feb 24, 2022

. 117-58), enacted on November 15, 2021, appropriated $25 billion over a five-year period (FY2022-2026) for airport and air traffic control projects. … ticket prices and constrain air travel demand.

Supreme Court Opinions: October 2003 Term

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 13, 2004

Ct. 983, 72 USLW 4133 (1-21-04) Clean Air Act, PSD, EPA enforcement authority: EPA has the authority under the Clean Air Act to order a halt to construction of a major pollutant emitting facility in an … or low-emission vehicles, are not beyond the scope of preemption under Clean Air Act § 209.

Environmental Protection: New Approaches

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 11, 2000

Air Scientific Advisory Committee in EPA mandated by the Clean Air Act ! … Several statutes, including the Clean Air Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, provide some such authority.

Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Legislation: 108th Through 118th Congresses

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Dec 4, 2024

Jeffords introduced S. 556, which would have amended the Clean Air Act to reduce CO2 emissions from electric power plants to below 1990 levels. … The proposed border carbon adjustment mechanisms would have been based on “domestic environmental costs,” which included existing Clean Air Act regulations, among other costs. CRS-83 Table 11.

Davis-Bacon Act Coverage and the State Revolving Fund Program Under the Clean Water Act

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Mar 26, 2008

Committee on Public Works, Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution. Water Pollution Control Legislation. … Davis-Bacon and the Clean Water Act Davis-Bacon prevailing wage coverage was added to what would become the Clean Water Act in 1961.

Hydrogen Hubs and Demonstrating the Hydrogen Energy Value Chain

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Nov 17, 2023

Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, §40315, P.L. 117-58). … Congressional Research Service 10 Hydrogen Hubs and Demonstrating the Hydrogen Energy Value Chain Matching Supply and Demand In the RFI issued for comment on the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs, DOE noted

Preemption Language in Federal Environmental Statutes

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 23, 1999

Thus, the first-listed provision states unequivocally that the Clean Air Act’s explicit preemption of most state regulation of automobile emissions should not be construed to mean that the Act preempts … State law is preempted whether less or more stringent than the federal standard, but waiver may be available Clean Air Act Motor vehicle emission standards and requirements.

The Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permits Program: Issues and Regulatory Developments

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 12, 2017

Nationwide and other general permits7 are valid only for a period of five years, as is the case with other Clean Water Act permits. Thus, they were reissued in 1982, 1987, 1992, and 1997. … The comment period for district public notices typically is 45 days.

Disaster Debris Removal After Hurricane Katrina: Status and Associated Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Apr 2, 2008

Household hazardous waste — oil, pesticides, paints, cleaning agents. White goods — refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, water heaters, dishwashers, air conditioners. … Air Act (§ 112) establishes national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP), including asbestos.

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2012 Appropriations

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Feb 7, 2012

Air Act regulatory actions. … FY2012 law amended Section 328 of the Clean Air Act effectively transferring authority to regulate air emission from EPA to DOI in the Outer Continental Shelf off Alaska’s north coast.

The State Role in the Federal Licensing of Hydropower Dams: S.D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Sep 18, 2006

Legal Comments Interestingly, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to resolve the S.D. … EPA, 540 U.S. 461 (2004) (Clean Air Act); Engine Manufacturers Ass’n v. South Coast Air Quality Management District, 541 U.S. 246 (2004) (same); Bates v.

Energy Tax Incentives in the 108th Congress: A Comparison of the House and Senate Versions of H.R. 6 and the Senate Finance Committee Amendment

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Aug 19, 2003

This provision clarifies the statute concerning recovery periods by assigning natural gas gathering lines a 7-year recovery period, and natural gas distribution lines a 15-year recovery period. … An additional 30% tax credit is available if the vehicle meets certain Clean Air Act standards. The maximum credit would be $5,000-$40,000, depending on vehicle weight.

Marcellus Shale Gas: Development Potential and Water Management Issues and Laws

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 27, 2012

Provisions of two federal water quality laws—the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA)—can apply to activities related to wastewater disposal through underground injection and discharge … The following sections review key provisions of two relevant federal laws—the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA)—and related state requirements.

Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110th Congress

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jun 27, 2008

Air Act Amendments. … For example, Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments uses an annual auction to ensure the liquidity of the credit trading program.

Federal Environmental Remediation Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), a.k.a. “the Superfund Law”

Congressional research report · Reports · Aug 14, 2025

Also in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Congress amended CERCLA with the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method Act (FARM Act; Division S, Title XI), which exempted air emissions of hazardous substances … be consistent with other water quality criteria established under Sections 30341 and 30442 of the Clean Water Act.

Federal Regulations: Efforts to Estimate Total Costs and Benefits of Rules

Congressional research report · CRS Report · May 14, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency, The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1970-1990 (Oct. 1997). 26 Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Report to Congress … Air Act) that fell out of the 10-year window because it was issued in the 1992-1993 period.

Inflation Reduction Act Methane Emissions Charge: Overview and Developments

Congressional research report · Reports · Mar 28, 2025

Among other provisions, IRA amended the Clean Air Act (CAA) by adding Section 136. … on November 19, 2021. 2 The Clean Air Act is codified as 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Regulation of Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions: State and Federal Standards

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jan 11, 2008

The CAFE standards called 2 For more information on the Clean Air Act waiver process, see CRS Report RL34099, California's Waiver Request to Control Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act. 3 EPA … Air Act.

Hydraulic Fracturing: Selected Legal Issues

Congressional research report · CRS Report · Jul 20, 2016

Water Act ............................................................................................................................... 7 Clean Air Act ............................................... … One such avenue is regulation of emissions associated with the hydraulic fracturing process via the Clean Air Act (CAA).